STOOD OFF Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

stood off

verb

past tense of stand off

as in turned back

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On the other hand, the American Heart Association shows a reduction or neutral effect on heart attacks when the clock is turned back.

— Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
That's when Daylight Saving Time ends, and clocks are turned back one hour.

— Tammie Souza, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of turned back

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Andrew Thomas turned away seven shots for Seattle — none better than this one on a point-blank shot by Son Heung-min to keep it 2-0 in the 54th minute.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Andrew Thomas turned away seven shots for Seattle — none better than one on a point-blank shot by Son Heung-min to keep it 2-0 in the 54th minute.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of turned away

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More recently, Newsom has resisted calls to fund Proposition 36, a ballot measure that levies harsher penalties for petty crime that voters overwhelmingly approved in 2024.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
For Netflix, which has traditionally resisted filmmakers’ efforts to secure theatrical releases for their movies, the film actually represents a first — the first time the streamer has released a movie in Imax.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of resisted

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The company claimed that its latest 20 Ah all-solid-state battery, Xin Bixiao, withstood extreme thermal heat without catching fire or exploding.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
Utopia, for example, has withstood a blitz of dark money attack ads likely bankrolled by cable companies in its effort to expand across the state.

— Sara Herschander, Vox, 29 Oct. 2026

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